Community Posts, Tips & Support on Labor & Birth

Hey! Looking for some advise I’m due in August with my first baby, I’m really wanting a elective c section but I’ve been told that this isn’t guaranteed and consultants ect can refuse if they don’t think there’s any need? Can anyone let me know if they were refused or there experiences ect thank you! Xx

Can anyone share their labour symptoms please. I’ve been having the most terrible on and off back pain and period like pain for around a week now. I lost my plug last week and think I’ve lost more today. I’m exhausted like zero energy and my nesting has been uncontrollable. I haven’t had loose stools but I’ve been t...

The last time I had a scan at 20 weeks baby boys tummy was measuring big so I had to have the glucose test which came back negative so at 28 weeks I had my first growth scan out of 3 and the said that this time baby boys head and tummy are both measuring big and his leg isn’t quiet on the top line but it’s not on th...

Hey, I laboured naturally with my daughter but she had shoulder dystocia (got stuck behind my pelvic bone) and had to be pulled out by 3 midwives… 😳 I’m expecting No.2 in July and my risks of this happening again are slightly higher… I have the option of a planned c-section or early induction but don’t want either!…

Anyone else’s c section scar hurting? It doesn’t look infected or inflamed, no smell coming from it either.

Anyone else? I feel sooo sick and I have no appetite nearly 48 hours after surgery x

I’m on laxatives from the hospital but really struggling to go to the toilet. I’m 13 days post c section and it’s making my wound spot. My body is straining automatically though I’m trying to stop it. Anyone else? Or any advice on how to naturally make myself go?

How long did everyone else bleed for after c- section? I know generally speaking it can last anywhere up to a couple months and I’m only on week 2. I’m just curious how much longer i have to put up with taking 20 minutes to pee because I have to change pads.

Hi ladies, I’m curious to hear peoples’ takes on hospitals for birth. What you liked, didn’t like, wish you had known, etc? Thanks for any thoughts and tips you may have!

hellloooo ladies, i’m 9 weeks pp & have numbness under my bellybutton, like that whole lower belly area.. does it comes back? it feels so weird that it’s numb & what’s even weirder it’s not even where my c section scar is? anything similar to other mamas?

Just wondering if it's normal to still be needing painkillers (paracetamol and ibuprofen) a month after my csection? I feel like from others I've spoken to it might not be? I'm definitely taking less now but I still get quite sore at times and need a top up. Should I be feeling less pain by this point?

What are your tax returns looking like with a child? Does your partner or you claim the child(s)? If you made significantly less than they did, or a sahm & it benefits you more, are you sharing the return with your partner?

I'm due soon with my second, but I was induced with my first and never got to experience going into labor by myself so I was curious if it's kind of a requirement to lose your mucus plug before going into labor 🤔 (or if it's possible to not notice losing your whole mucus plug?) I've lost bits and pieces of mine…

Need some advice I am almost 4 weeks PP and have diarrhoea. I’m currently recovering from a c-section I’ve gone to the bathroom 4-5 times in the space of an hour of having this I am drained if anyone has experienced this before how did you manage it do you treat it the same? Plus I am breastfeeding too is it still s...

This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. So I had to have a c-section which is nobody’s fault however I had to be put under which was the hospitals fault. My daughter is 16m so this happened back in 2023 but still bothers me. A little before 3pm they came to talk about options because I wasn’t dilati...

Ladies I’m having baby fever again and I’m only 6 months pp I KNOWWWW THAT PROBABLY SOUNDS CRAZY! But I’ve been having mixed feelings on if I should just start trying or if I should wait . I wanna hear what everyone has to say about the age gaps with their babies , my mom found out she was pregnant with my brother w...

when i give birth, i was informed that we would have to stay in hospital for at least 24 hours due to having gestational diabetes they’ll want to monitor blood sugar levels etc. could anyone tell me, am i restricted to staying on the ward or can i take a wander? pop outside for fresh air? or do i literally just have...

I see so many posts about “c section overhang”… and I have had a c section myself and thought that this was the reason my body isn’t the same. But I’ve seen posts where women who have had natural births still have an overhang, my question is, do you think birth can just change your belly in general, or is it mainly ...

Ill be 4 weeks pp from section on monday i wont be doing it anyway but when did everyone have sex again? Its been so long since i did it with being pregnant and with my section before sex was sore for Months after !

Hi I am 38 weeks tomorrow and still haven’t had a call to tell me when my planned c- section day is , I’m getting nervous what should I do ?